indicative
indicative
adjective
/ɪnˈdɪkətɪv/
1 ​not usually before noun indicative (of something) (formal) showing or suggesting something
Their failure to act is indicative of their lack of interest.
The rise in unemployment is seen as indicative of a new economic recession.
Topics Suggestions and advice C2
Collocations
verbs
be
consider something
interpret something as
adverb
strongly
(not) necessarily
preposition
of
2 ​only before noun (grammar) stating a fact
Topics Language C2
indicative
noun
/ɪnˈdɪkətɪv/
the indicative singular (grammar)
​the form of a verb that states a fact
In ‘Ben likes school’, the verb ‘like’ is in the indicative.
Topics Language C2
Word Origin
late Middle English: from French indicatif, -ive, from late Latin indicativus, from the verb indicare, from in- ‘towards’ + dicare ‘make known’.
Word Origin
late Middle English: from French indicatif, -ive, from late Latin indicativus, from the verb indicare, from in- ‘towards’ + dicare ‘make known’.